A powerful storm hit much of Utah with high winds and lots of snow. Damage from thunderstorm winds was reported in and around St. George...with high winds reported up and down the state. Heavy mountain snows resulted in back country avalanches.Snowfall totals were:BRIGHTON                   35   BEN LOMOND PEAK    33  SNOWBIRD                 32TONY GROVE LAKE   30   ALTA UDOT                    29  ALTA LIFTS                 28LOOKOUT PEAK         28   SNOWBASIN                 25  TIMP DIVIDE                25THE CANYONS            25   TRIAL LAKE                  25  FARMINGTON CYN      24SOLITUDE                    23   CHALK CREEK             21  HIGH UINTAS              20STRAWBERRY RES   20   PARK CITY RIDGE        20  MONTE CRISTO            17WASATCH PLATEAU  12   OQUIRRH MTNS            11  SUNDANCE                  11UPPER CITY CREEK   10   CEDAR BREAKS            9  KOLOB-ZION NP             8SOUTH OGDEN              3   EAST LAYTON             3  MANTUA                          3WEST HAVEN                 3   BRIGHAM CITY            2  HEBER CITY                   2OGDEN BENCH            2   PRECIPITATION TOTALS WERE (INCHES)..  BEN LOMOND PEAK    6.80  TONY GROVE LAKE     4.80  SNOWBIRD                 4.50  FARMINGTON CYN      4.20  SNOWBASIN                 4.15  LOOKOUT PEAK         3.90  ALTA UDOT                   3.78  TIMP DIVIDE                3.50  THE CANYONS            3.40  TRIAL LAKE                   3.00  STRAWBERRY RES     2.50  PARK CITY RIDGE      2.50  CHALK CREEK              2.40  MONTE CRISTO            2.40  UPPER CITY CRK       2.30  OQUIRRH MTNS            2.00  HIGH UINTAS                1.70  WASATCH PLATEAU  1.70  SUNDANCE                    1.46  SOUTH OGDEN           1.19  BOUNTIFUL                 1.18  EAST LAYTON               1.01  CEDAR BREAKS           .90  WEST HAVEN               .85

Heavy Snow in C W BOX ELDER/C W XE TOOLE/X W SALT LAKE/X NW UTAH, UTAH
From 28-DEC-05 16:00:00 to 31-DEC-05 23:00:00 (MST)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

11" in 24 hrs in the Oquirrh mountains on the 29-30th

Thunderstorm Wind in TOOELE, UTAH
From 31-DEC-05 20:00:00 to 31-DEC-05 20:00:00 (MST)
Location: DUGWAY MCHL AAF
Magnitude: 63 MG
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

English Village

Heavy Snow in NE BOX ELDER T X NE/W WEBER/DAVIS, UTAH
From 30-DEC-05 22:00:00 to 31-DEC-05 23:00:00 (MST)
Reported by: NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)

2" on valley floor in Layton and Ogden

Heavy Snow in W SUMMIT T NW/SE SALT LAKE/WASATCH X SC/E UTAH/P X E JUAB/X NW SAN PETE, UTAH
From 28-DEC-05 16:00:00 to 31-DEC-05 23:00:00 (MST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Brighton Ski Area, 18" in 18hrs on the 29th. 35" storm total

Thunderstorm Wind in WASHINGTON, UTAH
From 31-DEC-05 21:15:00 to 31-DEC-05 21:15:00 (MST)
Location: (SGU)ST GEORGE MUNI
Magnitude: 84 MG
Property damage: 10K
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

A number of tents and a stage damaged by thundersotrm winds. 80mph gust at KSGU

Heavy Snow in RICH/CACHE T NW/P E C WEBER/MOST OF MORGAN/NW SUMMIT/NE SALT LAKE/X NE BOX ELDER, UTAH
From 28-DEC-05 16:00:00 to 31-DEC-05 23:00:00 (MST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Snowbird Ski area, 14" in 12 hrs the 29th, 25" storm total.

Thunderstorm Wind in TOOELE, UTAH
From 31-DEC-05 19:30:00 to 31-DEC-05 19:30:00 (MST)
Location: CLIVE
Magnitude: 70 MG
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Salt Flats Mesonet station

Thunderstorm Wind in TOOELE, UTAH
From 31-DEC-05 19:15:00 to 31-DEC-05 19:15:00 (MST)
Location: (DPG)MICHAEL AAF DUG
Magnitude: 62 MG
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Causeway Mesonet Sensor

Thunderstorm Wind in TOOELE, UTAH
From 31-DEC-05 19:45:00 to 31-DEC-05 19:45:00 (MST)
Location: DUGWAY
Magnitude: 60 MG
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Callao sensor